Felon Arrested After Alleged Escape, Vehicle Theft While In Handcuffs

NATOMAS (CBS13) — A felon in handcuffs managed to escape arrest in a probation officer’s vehicle.

The Sacramento County Probation Department thought it had Larry James Brookshire when they took him into custody and had him handcuffed in an unmarked vehicle. They weren’t counting on him driving off, while still in handcuffs.

“After he was placed in the back of a probation officer’s vehicle, he was able to maneuver himself into the front seat,” Coleen Kincheloe with the probation department.

Brookshire, still handcuffed, allegedly stole his arresting officer’s unmarked Ford Explorer and drove from West Sacramento, onto Interstate 5, then into Natomas where he abandoned the vehicle on Truxel Road before taking off on foot.

“How fast can a guy run with handcuffs,” Natomas resident George Hulett said.

“To hear somebody got out of the car with handcuffs still on, it’s like James Bond or something,” Natomas resident Don Leidolf said.

The Sacramento police, the Sacramento Sheriff’s office, and the CHP all responded looking for Brookshire. Two local elementary schools were placed on lockdown as officers scoured the surrounding neighborhood looking for their suspect.